Linux: >> Linux Kernel >> 2.16.12 Security Vulnerabilities
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drivers: staging: rtl8723bs: Fix deadlock in rtw_surveydone_event_callback()
There is a deadlock in rtw_surveydone_event_callback(),
which is shown below:
(Thread 1) | (Thread 2)
| _set_timer()
rtw_surveydone_event_callback()| mod_timer()
spin_lock_bh() //(1) | (wait a time)
... | rtw_scan_timeout_handler()
del_timer_sync() | spin_lock_bh() //(2)
(wait timer to stop) | ...
We hold pmlmepriv->lock in position (1) of thread 1 and use
del_timer_sync() to wait timer to stop, but timer handler
also need pmlmepriv->lock in position (2) of thread 2.
As a result, rtw_surveydone_event_callback() will block forever.
This patch extracts del_timer_sync() from the protection of
spin_lock_bh(), which could let timer handler to obtain
the needed lock. What`s more, we change spin_lock_bh() in
rtw_scan_timeout_handler() to spin_lock_irq(). Otherwise,
spin_lock_bh() will also cause deadlock() in timer handler.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-02-26
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drivers: staging: rtl8192bs: Fix deadlock in rtw_joinbss_event_prehandle()
There is a deadlock in rtw_joinbss_event_prehandle(), which is shown
below:
(Thread 1) | (Thread 2)
| _set_timer()
rtw_joinbss_event_prehandle()| mod_timer()
spin_lock_bh() //(1) | (wait a time)
... | _rtw_join_timeout_handler()
del_timer_sync() | spin_lock_bh() //(2)
(wait timer to stop) | ...
We hold pmlmepriv->lock in position (1) of thread 1 and
use del_timer_sync() to wait timer to stop, but timer handler
also need pmlmepriv->lock in position (2) of thread 2.
As a result, rtw_joinbss_event_prehandle() will block forever.
This patch extracts del_timer_sync() from the protection of
spin_lock_bh(), which could let timer handler to obtain
the needed lock. What`s more, we change spin_lock_bh() to
spin_lock_irq() in _rtw_join_timeout_handler() in order to
prevent deadlock.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-02-26
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
staging: rtl8712: fix a potential memory leak in r871xu_drv_init()
In r871xu_drv_init(), if r8712_init_drv_sw() fails, then the memory
allocated by r8712_alloc_io_queue() in r8712_usb_dvobj_init() is not
properly released as there is no action will be performed by
r8712_usb_dvobj_deinit().
To properly release it, we should call r8712_free_io_queue() in
r8712_usb_dvobj_deinit().
Besides, in r871xu_dev_remove(), r8712_usb_dvobj_deinit() will be called
by r871x_dev_unload() under condition `padapter->bup` and
r8712_free_io_queue() is called by r8712_free_drv_sw().
However, r8712_usb_dvobj_deinit() does not rely on `padapter->bup` and
calling r8712_free_io_queue() in r8712_free_drv_sw() is negative for
better understading the code.
So I move r8712_usb_dvobj_deinit() into r871xu_dev_remove(), and remove
r8712_free_io_queue() from r8712_free_drv_sw().
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-02-26
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/amd/display: Check if modulo is 0 before dividing.
[How & Why]
If a value of 0 is read, then this will cause a divide-by-0 panic.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-02-26
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nbd: call genl_unregister_family() first in nbd_cleanup()
Otherwise there may be race between module removal and the handling of
netlink command, which can lead to the oops as shown below:
BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000098
Oops: 0002 [#1] SMP PTI
CPU: 1 PID: 31299 Comm: nbd-client Tainted: G E 5.14.0-rc4
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996)
RIP: 0010:down_write+0x1a/0x50
Call Trace:
start_creating+0x89/0x130
debugfs_create_dir+0x1b/0x130
nbd_start_device+0x13d/0x390 [nbd]
nbd_genl_connect+0x42f/0x748 [nbd]
genl_family_rcv_msg_doit.isra.0+0xec/0x150
genl_rcv_msg+0xe5/0x1e0
netlink_rcv_skb+0x55/0x100
genl_rcv+0x29/0x40
netlink_unicast+0x1a8/0x250
netlink_sendmsg+0x21b/0x430
____sys_sendmsg+0x2a4/0x2d0
___sys_sendmsg+0x81/0xc0
__sys_sendmsg+0x62/0xb0
__x64_sys_sendmsg+0x1f/0x30
do_syscall_64+0x3b/0xc0
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae
Modules linked in: nbd(E-)
CVSS Score
4.7
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-02-26
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ceph: fix possible deadlock when holding Fwb to get inline_data
1, mount with wsync.
2, create a file with O_RDWR, and the request was sent to mds.0:
ceph_atomic_open()-->
ceph_mdsc_do_request(openc)
finish_open(file, dentry, ceph_open)-->
ceph_open()-->
ceph_init_file()-->
ceph_init_file_info()-->
ceph_uninline_data()-->
{
...
if (inline_version == 1 || /* initial version, no data */
inline_version == CEPH_INLINE_NONE)
goto out_unlock;
...
}
The inline_version will be 1, which is the initial version for the
new create file. And here the ci->i_inline_version will keep with 1,
it's buggy.
3, buffer write to the file immediately:
ceph_write_iter()-->
ceph_get_caps(file, need=Fw, want=Fb, ...);
generic_perform_write()-->
a_ops->write_begin()-->
ceph_write_begin()-->
netfs_write_begin()-->
netfs_begin_read()-->
netfs_rreq_submit_slice()-->
netfs_read_from_server()-->
rreq->netfs_ops->issue_read()-->
ceph_netfs_issue_read()-->
{
...
if (ci->i_inline_version != CEPH_INLINE_NONE &&
ceph_netfs_issue_op_inline(subreq))
return;
...
}
ceph_put_cap_refs(ci, Fwb);
The ceph_netfs_issue_op_inline() will send a getattr(Fsr) request to
mds.1.
4, then the mds.1 will request the rd lock for CInode::filelock from
the auth mds.0, the mds.0 will do the CInode::filelock state transation
from excl --> sync, but it need to revoke the Fxwb caps back from the
clients.
While the kernel client has aleady held the Fwb caps and waiting for
the getattr(Fsr).
It's deadlock!
URL: https://tracker.ceph.com/issues/55377
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-02-26
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
staging: rtl8712: fix uninit-value in r871xu_drv_init()
When 'tmpU1b' returns from r8712_read8(padapter, EE_9346CR) is 0,
'mac[6]' will not be initialized.
BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in r871xu_drv_init+0x2d54/0x3070 drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c:541
r871xu_drv_init+0x2d54/0x3070 drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c:541
usb_probe_interface+0xf19/0x1600 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:396
really_probe+0x653/0x14b0 drivers/base/dd.c:596
__driver_probe_device+0x3e9/0x530 drivers/base/dd.c:752
driver_probe_device drivers/base/dd.c:782 [inline]
__device_attach_driver+0x79f/0x1120 drivers/base/dd.c:899
bus_for_each_drv+0x2d6/0x3f0 drivers/base/bus.c:427
__device_attach+0x593/0x8e0 drivers/base/dd.c:970
device_initial_probe+0x4a/0x60 drivers/base/dd.c:1017
bus_probe_device+0x17b/0x3e0 drivers/base/bus.c:487
device_add+0x1fff/0x26e0 drivers/base/core.c:3405
usb_set_configuration+0x37e9/0x3ed0 drivers/usb/core/message.c:2170
usb_generic_driver_probe+0x13c/0x300 drivers/usb/core/generic.c:238
usb_probe_device+0x309/0x570 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:293
really_probe+0x653/0x14b0 drivers/base/dd.c:596
__driver_probe_device+0x3e9/0x530 drivers/base/dd.c:752
driver_probe_device drivers/base/dd.c:782 [inline]
__device_attach_driver+0x79f/0x1120 drivers/base/dd.c:899
bus_for_each_drv+0x2d6/0x3f0 drivers/base/bus.c:427
__device_attach+0x593/0x8e0 drivers/base/dd.c:970
device_initial_probe+0x4a/0x60 drivers/base/dd.c:1017
bus_probe_device+0x17b/0x3e0 drivers/base/bus.c:487
device_add+0x1fff/0x26e0 drivers/base/core.c:3405
usb_new_device+0x1b8e/0x2950 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:2566
hub_port_connect drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5358 [inline]
hub_port_connect_change drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5502 [inline]
port_event drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5660 [inline]
hub_event+0x58e3/0x89e0 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5742
process_one_work+0xdb6/0x1820 kernel/workqueue.c:2307
worker_thread+0x10b3/0x21e0 kernel/workqueue.c:2454
kthread+0x3c7/0x500 kernel/kthread.c:377
ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30
Local variable mac created at:
r871xu_drv_init+0x1771/0x3070 drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c:394
usb_probe_interface+0xf19/0x1600 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:396
KMSAN: uninit-value in r871xu_drv_init
https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=3cd92b1d85428b128503bfa7a250294c9ae00bd8
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-02-26
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nbd: fix race between nbd_alloc_config() and module removal
When nbd module is being removing, nbd_alloc_config() may be
called concurrently by nbd_genl_connect(), although try_module_get()
will return false, but nbd_alloc_config() doesn't handle it.
The race may lead to the leak of nbd_config and its related
resources (e.g, recv_workq) and oops in nbd_read_stat() due
to the unload of nbd module as shown below:
BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000040
Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP PTI
CPU: 5 PID: 13840 Comm: kworker/u17:33 Not tainted 5.14.0+ #1
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996)
Workqueue: knbd16-recv recv_work [nbd]
RIP: 0010:nbd_read_stat.cold+0x130/0x1a4 [nbd]
Call Trace:
recv_work+0x3b/0xb0 [nbd]
process_one_work+0x1ed/0x390
worker_thread+0x4a/0x3d0
kthread+0x12a/0x150
ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30
Fixing it by checking the return value of try_module_get()
in nbd_alloc_config(). As nbd_alloc_config() may return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV),
assign nbd->config only when nbd_alloc_config() succeeds to ensure
the value of nbd->config is binary (valid or NULL).
Also adding a debug message to check the reference counter
of nbd_config during module removal.
CVSS Score
4.7
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-02-26
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
staging: rtl8712: fix uninit-value in usb_read8() and friends
When r8712_usbctrl_vendorreq() returns negative, 'data' in
usb_read{8,16,32} will not be initialized.
BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in string_nocheck lib/vsprintf.c:643 [inline]
BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in string+0x4ec/0x6f0 lib/vsprintf.c:725
string_nocheck lib/vsprintf.c:643 [inline]
string+0x4ec/0x6f0 lib/vsprintf.c:725
vsnprintf+0x2222/0x3650 lib/vsprintf.c:2806
va_format lib/vsprintf.c:1704 [inline]
pointer+0x18e6/0x1f70 lib/vsprintf.c:2443
vsnprintf+0x1a9b/0x3650 lib/vsprintf.c:2810
vprintk_store+0x537/0x2150 kernel/printk/printk.c:2158
vprintk_emit+0x28b/0xab0 kernel/printk/printk.c:2256
dev_vprintk_emit+0x5ef/0x6d0 drivers/base/core.c:4604
dev_printk_emit+0x1dd/0x21f drivers/base/core.c:4615
__dev_printk+0x3be/0x440 drivers/base/core.c:4627
_dev_info+0x1ea/0x22f drivers/base/core.c:4673
r871xu_drv_init+0x1929/0x3070 drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c:401
usb_probe_interface+0xf19/0x1600 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:396
really_probe+0x6c7/0x1350 drivers/base/dd.c:621
__driver_probe_device+0x3e9/0x530 drivers/base/dd.c:752
driver_probe_device drivers/base/dd.c:782 [inline]
__device_attach_driver+0x79f/0x1120 drivers/base/dd.c:899
bus_for_each_drv+0x2d6/0x3f0 drivers/base/bus.c:427
__device_attach+0x593/0x8e0 drivers/base/dd.c:970
device_initial_probe+0x4a/0x60 drivers/base/dd.c:1017
bus_probe_device+0x17b/0x3e0 drivers/base/bus.c:487
device_add+0x1fff/0x26e0 drivers/base/core.c:3405
usb_set_configuration+0x37e9/0x3ed0 drivers/usb/core/message.c:2170
usb_generic_driver_probe+0x13c/0x300 drivers/usb/core/generic.c:238
usb_probe_device+0x309/0x570 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:293
really_probe+0x6c7/0x1350 drivers/base/dd.c:621
__driver_probe_device+0x3e9/0x530 drivers/base/dd.c:752
driver_probe_device drivers/base/dd.c:782 [inline]
__device_attach_driver+0x79f/0x1120 drivers/base/dd.c:899
bus_for_each_drv+0x2d6/0x3f0 drivers/base/bus.c:427
__device_attach+0x593/0x8e0 drivers/base/dd.c:970
device_initial_probe+0x4a/0x60 drivers/base/dd.c:1017
bus_probe_device+0x17b/0x3e0 drivers/base/bus.c:487
device_add+0x1fff/0x26e0 drivers/base/core.c:3405
usb_new_device+0x1b91/0x2950 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:2566
hub_port_connect drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5363 [inline]
hub_port_connect_change drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5507 [inline]
port_event drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5665 [inline]
hub_event+0x58e3/0x89e0 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5747
process_one_work+0xdb6/0x1820 kernel/workqueue.c:2289
worker_thread+0x10d0/0x2240 kernel/workqueue.c:2436
kthread+0x3c7/0x500 kernel/kthread.c:376
ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30
Local variable data created at:
usb_read8+0x5d/0x130 drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_ops.c:33
r8712_read8+0xa5/0xd0 drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_io.c:29
KMSAN: uninit-value in r871xu_drv_init
https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=3cd92b1d85428b128503bfa7a250294c9ae00bd8
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-02-26
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ALSA: pcm: Fix races among concurrent prealloc proc writes
We have no protection against concurrent PCM buffer preallocation
changes via proc files, and it may potentially lead to UAF or some
weird problem. This patch applies the PCM open_mutex to the proc
write operation for avoiding the racy proc writes and the PCM stream
open (and further operations).
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-02-26